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1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
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Hear my voice, O God, in my lamenting. Preserve my life from [the] fear of [the] enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers.
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Hide me from [the] secret plots of evildoers, from [the] unrest of [those who] do iniquity,
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
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who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.
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to shoot from their hiding places [at the] blameless. Suddenly they shoot [at] him and do not fear.
5 They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, “Who will see it ?”
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They encourage themselves [in the] evil matter. They talk of secretly laying snares. They say, "Who will see them?"
6 They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
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{They carefully plot} injustices [saying], "We have perfected {the perfect plot}!" Both [the] {inner thought} and heart of [a] man [are] deep.
7 But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.
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But God will shoot them; with an arrow they will suddenly be wounded.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
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And they [who] would cause him to stumble, their [own] tongue [will be] against them. All who gaze on them will shake.
9 All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
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And then all men will fear, and will declare the working of God, and will understand his doing.
10 The righteous will rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!
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[The] righteous will rejoice in Yahweh and take refuge in him, and all [the] upright in heart will boast.
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